03-17-06 EUR: Tyler Perry Readies Next Film / MiJac Pays Neverland Employees

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TYLER PERRY PLAYS ‘DADDY’ WITH LIONSGATE: ‘Madea’ millionaire to follow up ‘Family Reunion’ with reverse Cinderella tale.
*Still riding high on the box office success of “Madea’s Family Reunion,” the movie’s director and star, Tyler Perry, has inked a deal with Lionsgate for his third film, “Daddy’s Little Girl.” Read Full Story

MICHAEL JACKSON AGREES TO PAY NEVERLAND EMPLOYEES: Money was to be transferred Thursday to avoid potential lawsuit.
*Dozens of employees at Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch will finally receive paychecks after the singer agreed to make good on hundreds of thousands of dollars owed in back wages. Read Full Story

BOWL PAINTED BY RICHARD PRYOR TO BE AUCTIONED: Money will go toward animal welfare organization.
*A ceramic bowl featuring a self-portrait from one of the greatest comedians of our time will be auctioned on the Internet to benefit an Ohio-based animal charity. Read Full Story

FILM TRACKS TRANSFORMATION OF BALTIMORE BOYS: EUR’s Lee Bailey talks to teen featured in acclaimed documentary ‘Boys of Baraka.’
*EUR’s Lee Bailey caught up with one of the young brothers featured in the award-winning documentary “The Boys of Baraka,” the gripping story of a group of 12-year-old boys from the roughest ghettos of Baltimore who attend an experimental boarding school in Kenya. Read Full Story

BOND SET FOR C MURDER: Rapper minutes away from tasting freedom after murder conviction overturned.
*"It’s been a long road but the truth finally came out,” begins C-Murder in a statement Thursday accompanying his impending release from prison. Read Full Story

BOB MARLEY ESTATE SUED BY HIS FORMER BASSIST: Musician says he and his drummer brother never got fair share of royalties.
*Bob Marley's bass player has filed a lawsuit against the late reggae legend's family and record label, claiming he and his drummer brother were the "bedrock" of Marley's music, yet never received promised shares of his song royalties. Read Full Story

EUR MOVIE (V for Vendetta) REVIEW: Spirit of Guy Fawkes Invoked in Subversive Sci-Fi Flick
*While most Americans have probably never heard of Guy “Guido” Fawkes (1570 1606), he has long been an infamous character in the annals of English history. This former soldier was the munitions mastermind behind the foiled Gunpowder Plot intended to assassinate King James I and all the members of Parliament on November 5, 1606. However, he was arrested early that same morning in the bowels of the House of Lords just as he was about to detonate the two and one-half tons of explosives he and his co-conspirators had hidden in a cellar. Read Full Story

TUPAC’S WAX FIGURE PREPARING TO SHINE: Madame Tussauds’ ‘Tupac Eternal’ exhibit will mark 10th anniversary of rapper’s death.
*The story is in the details when it comes to the new wax figure of Tupac Shakur, to be unveiled in a special ceremony April 5 at Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas. Read Full Story

KEKE PALMER GETS HER CLOSEUP AT SHOWEST: Twelve-year-old praised during screening of ‘Akeelah and the Bee.’
*It was all about 12-year-old actress Keke Palmer Tuesday (March 14) at the annual ShoWest convention in Las Vegas. Read Full Story

KATRINA BITS: Spike looking for lady who called out Leezzy; Domino’s pianos recovered; Kem donates to Katrina charity; Discovery preps documentary.
*Spike Lee used his recent interview with the New York Observer to try and track down a shopper who confronted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in New York as she was shoe shopping during Hurricane Katrina. Read Full Story

FILM/TV BITS: HBO’s ‘Thug’; Brown’s ‘One on One’; Ace takes ‘Half’; Harvey ‘Straight Up’; Sherman gets ‘Surreal’; Mandela’s stolen pigs; T.I. shows off acting chops in 'ATL.'
*HBO has given a greenlight for the comedy pilot “The Unsuccessful Thug,” starring Mike Epps. The show is based on the comedian’s life in Indiana as a low-rent criminal who eventually makes it big as a stand up comic. Read Full Story

MUSIC BITS: Billboard stays ‘Sick’; Kanye, Common in Lollapalooza; Fat Joe still on Atlantic; Bubba’s ‘Booty’ causes outrage.
*Ne-Yo keeps his No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for a second week with “So Sick,” the first single from his new album “In My Own Words.” Read Full Story

THEATER BITS: James Earl Jones in ‘Thurgood’; Sheryl Lee Ralph in ‘Sometimes I Cry’; 3 Blacque Chix headline Women’s Theatre Festival.
*James Earl Jones will star as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in the play “Thurgood,” running April 30-May 14 at Connecticut’s Westport Country Playhouse. Read Full Story

EVENT CALENDAR: Brown, Bow Wow, Whoopi at Kids Choice; Chuck D wants troops ‘Home Now’; BlackNLA.com’s Choice Awards.
*Nickelodeon's 19th annual Kids' Choice Awards will include performances by Chris Brown and Bow Wow, and presenters Whoopi Goldberg, Eve, Ludacris, Nick Cannon and Romeo, among others. Read Full Story

SPORTS BITS: Rose to host Black Enterprise radio program; Magic Johnson buys Houston mall; Daunte Culpepper apologizes for boat drama.
*Throughout the month of March, New York Knicks guard-forward Jalen Rose will voice Black Enterprise magazine's “Keys to a Better Life” brief business reports that air twice daily on 29 Clear Channel radio stations. Read Full Story

THE EURweb FREE-4-ALL PAGE/BOARD: Talk about the stories we didn't cover in this issue.
Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn't cover in today's issue. (It's sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. Read Full Story

03-17-06 EUR FEEDBACK: R. Kelly / Steve Harvey
"Kudos to the Feminists of Color United at the University of Texas in their planned protest of R. Kelly's scheduled concert there this weekend. As a father of two daughters (a college sophomore and a high school senior), I applaud their stand against this alleged child pornographer." Read Full Story

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